One MARGO Award, selected from all entries for the most
elegant solution within the means available. The department
receives $500 for professional development of communications
staff, along with a framed certificate.
One MIKE Award is chosen by popular vote of Communicators Forum members attending the Forum's annual conference. The winning department is announced during the closing session of the conference. The traveling trophy is engraved and presented for display in the department's offices for one year.
Four Gold Award plaques are awarded with the best entry
in each category.
Up to 17 Maroon Award plaques may be awarded for entries
of exceptional merit.
 About the Award Plaques
Awards are engraved with your department's name to recognize the
collaboration and support necessary to achieve communications excellence.
Not your typical certificate or trophy! The Maroon & Gold
awards are unique: these plaques, custom designed by Nance
Longley, College of Education and Human Development, are
in the shape of a well-known icon of communication: the word
bubble.
 The unique shape is emphasized by a bold black outline.
The smooth acrylic allows a colored background for letters
engraved on a contrasting layer. The Gold Award plaques
are 12x9.5 inches, standing out about a half-inch from
the wall. The Maroon Award is 8x10 inches.
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MIKE Award
The MIKE Award is an Astatic Golden Eagle
D104 microphone reissued in 1976 in limited commemorative
editions by the Astatic Microphone Company. Like the
word bubble icon, this trophy represents communication
but on an amplified level, as appropriate for the people's
choice award. The D104 model was first manufactured in
1933, the year the company was incorporated. The first
crystal microphone, it was known for high sensitivity
to ambient sound. Want to know more? Go to astatic.com.
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